Citi Group and Bank of America have announced they will not do business with companies that manufacture or sell "military style" firearms. Presumably that also means if you have a credit card with either of these banks, any firearms purchase that is "prohibited" by them will not be allowed.

I have two credit cards that are with these banks. I called them today and politely told them I would not be using their cards anymore and then I put them away in a sealed envelope.

I suggest those of you who feel as I do should do the same. Call the number on the back of your card and kindly and politely tell the representative why you will no longer do business with their company.

Tell them this is a CIVIL RIGHTS issue, similar to a minority being refused service in a restaurant: a VIOLATION of our CIVIL and CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. If you are a VETERAN, tell them you served our country to safe guard the very rights they are now threatening.

Be nice, be firm, and then follow through. If you have money in their banks, move it, please.

The biggest banks in the US are:

Bank of America $2.2 trillion in assets

JP Morgan Chase $2.5 trillion

Wells Fargo $1.9 trillion

Citigroup Inc. $1.8 trillion

Goldman Sachs $917 billion

Morgan Stanley $851 billion

U.S. Bancorp $462 billion

If we act quickly, it may discourage the other banks from following Citgroup and Bank of America.

More business for the other banks. Their loss, not the manufacturers or gun sellers.

Besides, banks aren't the paragons of virtue that they claim to be. Look at the insane fees they charge for keep one's money. Look at how 'honest' Wells Fargo, for example is. (The news just announced that Wells Fargo has been fined $1 Billion for more illegal activity in their Mortgage and Car Loan business.)

Besides, it's interesting that both those banks have decided to stop doing business with firearms manufacturers or sellers BUT both continue to do lots of business with known mafia, known drug dealers, and known scam artists. Funny how that works.